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Penn Hills Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Municipality of Penn Hills
Township with home rule
Longue Vue Club and Golf Course, founded in 1920
Official seal of Municipality of Penn Hills
Seal
Motto: “A Home Rule Community”
Location in Allegheny County and state of Pennsylvania
Location in Allegheny County and state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°28′34″N 79°50′0″W / 40.47611°N 79.83333°W / 40.47611; -79.83333Coordinates: 40°28′34″N 79°50′0″W / 40.47611°N 79.83333°W / 40.47611; -79.83333
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Allegheny
Incorporated 1958
Government
 • Type Home Rule Municipality
Area
 • Total 19.3 sq mi (50.0 km2)
 • Land 19.0 sq mi (49.3 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Population (2015)
 • Total 41,924
 • Density 1,755/sq mi (678/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 15147, 15235
Area code(s) 412, 878
FIPS code 42-59040
Website http://www.pennhills.org

Penn Hills is a home rule municipality, formerly a township, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 42,329. Penn Hills is the second-largest municipality in Allegheny County, after the city of Pittsburgh.

In 1788, when Allegheny County was formed, the area now known as Penn Hills was part of Pitt Township. On January 16, 1850, Robert Logan, Thomas Davison and Daniel Bieber were appointed by the court to review the boundaries of a new township to be formed from the northwestern part of Wilkins. This new township was formed and named Adams, until August 1850 when the action of the court was reconsidered to change the name to McNair Township. The name was again changed to Penn Township by Act of Assembly and approved on February 10, 1851. In 1958 Penn Township became Penn Hills Township, and in 1976 Penn Hills became a home rule municipality. The earliest population was given in 1860, when there were 1,821 people living in Penn Township. The population grew to 2,685 in 1870 and 3,291 in 1880.

The local high school is Penn Hills High School (PHHS) and the school mascot is an Indian

Penn Hills is located at 40°28′34″N 79°50′0″W / 40.47611°N 79.83333°W / 40.47611; -79.83333 (40.476218, -79.833302).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.3 square miles (50 km2), of which 19.0 square miles (49 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), or 1.40%, is water.


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